A. The owner of any two (2) or more adjoining platted lots or units or parcels of land located in the city of Harrison which are owned by the same owner, subject to the voluntary lot merger provisions set forth in section 8-5-2 of this chapter, may be merged upon the filing of an application and supporting documents as set forth below:
1. The owner shall file with the city clerk an application for the voluntary lot merger. The form of the application shall be approved by resolution of the city council and shall include all of the requirements necessary for approval of a voluntary lot merger and the issuance of a decision by resolution or order.
2. The owner shall attach to the application all documents required in the application form, which may include a current title report showing the true legal description for the property, proof of ownership, any other persons with an ownership or property interest in the lots to be merged, any easements of record, including dedicated easements for roads, ingress and egress, utilities or for any other purpose of record and a copy of the original and any amended plat map showing the parcels to be merged.
3. The application shall be signed and acknowledged by the owner and any other persons with an ownership or property interest in the lots to be merged.
B. The owner shall pay an application and processing fee to the city clerk at the time the application is filed, in accordance with a fee schedule to be set by resolution of the city council, which may be modified from time to time by resolution.
C. The city council may approve a completed voluntary lot merger application at a regular or special meeting of the city council, duly noticed, by the adoption of a resolution or order if the application is complete, the fee has been paid, the lots proposed to be merged do not contain dedicated easements along the interior lines of the lots to be merged for roads, ingress and egress, utilities or for any other purpose that would be adversely affected or interfered with by the lot merger, and the city has determined that it is in the best interest of the city to approve the lot merger. If the application is denied for any of these reasons, the owner will be required to prepare and file an amended plat.
D. Any resolution or order approving a voluntary lot merger application shall be recorded with the Kootenai County recorder by the city clerk within thirty (30) days of approval by city council, shall be a covenant running with the land and will be binding upon the owner and the owner's successors, heirs, or assignees and will continue to be in effect unless released by the city council for the city of Harrison after compliance with the city's subdivision regulations.
E. Upon the approval of a lot merger application and the recording of the resolution or order of the city council, interior lot lines within the merged lots shall be disregarded for the purpose of zoning setbacks and building codes and regulations. (Ord. 460, 3-3-2015)